Firm Offers Free ‘Phone Call From Santa’

SHELBY TWP. — The countdown to Christmas is near and anticipation around globe mounts as children wait for Santa Claus to come.

And now, a Shelby Township company is offering parents an opportunity to give their children a very cool experience — a personalized phone call from Santa himself.

PackageFromSanta.com offers the phone call via a free app for iOS and Android smartphones that includes one free personalized call.

The company also offers parents the chance to buy packages from Santa at prices ranging from $14.95 to $69. Each parcel contains a highly detailed, customizable Santa Letter sent directly to your child from the North Pole. Every package comes with both a free personalized phone call and movie-quality video from Santa. Parents simply upload the child’s name, photo, and more through a secure process. The company has an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau.

“We want to delight children and arm parents with an affordable Christmas tradition they will remember forever,” said Dale Gruber, PackageFromSanta.com founder and CEO — and right hand man to Santa Claus.

When receiving the call from Santa, the child’s name and photo will appear on the phone’s incoming call screen, and looks like a genuine incoming call from the North Pole. Child’s name, age, state, country, can be personalized.